A clueless burglar broke into Steve Jobs' old place and walked off with $60,000 worth of computer gear... yeah he nicked an iPad.

Most burglaries in the known universe are ignored by the cops, Apple has a good relationship with the local police. Indeed they have a habit of showing up and assisting in illegal search warrants. So it is fair to say that when religious relics go missing from the late iCon messiah's property, the right people jumped.

Needless to say Kariem McFarlin, 35, of Alameda was caught and arrested and could face eight years in prison for entering sacred ground while wearing his shoes. According to police the case was a run of the mill burglary and other than the fact that the house is owned by Jobs' estate, it was a bog standard burglary case.

His holiness Steve Jobs is set to be fuming when he finds out that a 22-year-old Chinese programmer has worked out a way to turn a cheap iPod Touch into a fully functioning iPhone 4.

According to CNN the gadget is made up of a case that fits around the outside of Apple's iPod Touch.Called the Apple Peel 520, the case contains a battery, dock connector and SIM card that allows voice calls.

You still have to install special software to enable a text messaging function, and to allow the device to properly work with the iPod Touch and break some of the iPod software but once installed, the Apple Peel gets around five hours of talk time and 120 hours on standby,

The inventor admits he is an Apple fanboy but thinks it is far too expensive in China. He began building the device last April, revealing the final product online about a month ago via a company he started called Yosion Technology.

The iPhone, which was officially launched on the mainland last October, more than two years after its debut in the US, costs between $588 - $740 while an iPod Touch is around $235. The Apple Peel sells for $57. So basically you are getting an iPhone for about half the price.

According to a Chinese review translated into English on M.I.C. Gadget, the Apple Peel does not support 3G and there is a small lag time when calls are made from the iPod Touch. There are also some minor niggles with the software.